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  2. EARTHQUAKES. THE MESSINA DISASTER.

    The generous assistance that has been given to the survivors of the terrible earthquake in Southern Italy and Sicily has had a most unfortunate effect. Lieut.-Generals ...

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  3. A.N.A. EXHIBITION.

    The annual exhibition of Australian manufactures, held in the Exhibition-building and conducted by the Australian Natives' Association, was opened yesterday ...

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  4. WOMEN AND THE VOTE.

    There is a strong feeling among many women in Great Britain against the Parliamentary franchise being conferred upon women. As a countermove to the activity ...

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  5. TERRIBLY SUDDEN DISASTER LARGE STEAMER FOUNDERS.

    ADELAIDE, Monday.—A terrible shipping calamity occurred in St. Vincent's Gulf during Sunday night. The steamer Clan Ronald, 3,500 tons, wheat laden, and ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  6. SOUTH AFRICAN PROBLEMS. CAPITAL SITE DISPUTE.

    The South African National Convention, which was summoned to draft a scheme of union of the self-governing states, has reached a crisis in its deliberations. The ...

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  7. PERSONAL.

    At a meeting of the senate of the Sydney University yesterday it was stated that Mr. Hugh Dixson had given the sum of £7,050 to enable the University to purchase the ...

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  8. OFFICERS' BIRTHPLACES.

    Captain Gladstone, like the other European members of the crew, is spoken of in the highest terms as a gentleman seaman and navigator. He was about 35 years of ...

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  9. MADAME MELBA.

    Madame Melba, who went to Naples a few days ago to sing on behalf of the earthquake sufferers, left that city yesterday by the R.M.S. Orontes for Australia. ...

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  10. LABOUR LEGISLATION.

    The ex-leader of the Australian Labour party (Mr. J. C. Watson), who is on a visit to South Africa, was accorded a reception on his arrival at Johannesburg. In a speech ...

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  11. THE SECOND ENGINEER.

    The second engineer stated that, just before the vessel sank, ther third engineer proffered him a life-belt. Mr. Fordyee, who is a strong swimmer, and has been ...

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  12. QUEEN OF ITALY.

    Queen Elena of Italy, who with her husband visited the scene of the disaster and assisted in nursing the sufferers, has received from King Edward the insignia of ...

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  13. DEATH OF MR. THOMASTAYLOR

    His many firends will learn with sincere regret of the death of Mr. Thomas Taylor, which took place at his residence, Creswick-street, Hawthorn, it 20 minutes to 3 o'clock ...

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  14. AID TO SUFFERERS.

    The contributions sent from all parts of the world for the relief of sufferers by the earthquakes in Southern Italy and Sicily have reached a very large amount. ...

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  15. SINN FEIN.

    Several writers belonging to the Sinn Fein party, which is opposed to Parliamentary control in Ireland, have issued a warning to the bishops that then ...

    Article : 183 words
  16. AIRSHIPS IN WAR.

    The United States Government, which last year purchased the rights of Captain Baldwin's military air-ship and invited tenders for a heavier than air machine, intends ...

    Article : 73 words
  17. DISTURBANCE IN AFRICA.

    Another earthquake is reported from the Mediterranean basin, the portion affected being on the north-western point of Africa, near the Straits of Gibraltar. As a ...

    Article : 97 words
  18. RECOVERING THE BODIES.

    This evening the commissioner of police (Colonel Madley) received the following telegram from Mr. M. C. Shanks, at Edithburgh:— ...

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  19. MANCHUS IN CHINA.

    Events in China, which a few weeks ago promised an era of reform under the regent, Prince Chun, guided by the counsels of Yuan Shih Kai, the Viceroy of Chih-li, ...

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  20. THE CARGO.

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  21. DID THE CARGO SHIFT?

    Shipmasters are not prepared to accept the statement that the shifting of the cargo was the cause. Captain Gibbon, Lloyd's surveyor, stated on Monday that the ...

    Article : 271 words
  22. ROMAN CATHOLIC SUBSCRIPTIONS.

    SYDNEY, Monday.—Cardinal Moran, having intimated that it was his intention to forward any subscriptions made in the Roman Catholic churches of the diocese to ...

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  23. TOTTENHAM ROBBERY.

    Great care is being taken by the police of the Russian Hefeld, one of the participators in the Tottenham gold robbery, who, when he found escape was impossible, tried ...

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  24. RUGBY FOOTBALL. PAYMENT OF VISITING PLAYERS.

    The emergency committee of the English Rugby Union, which dealt with the complaint of the Scottish Union, that Australasian players touring England had received ...

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  25. LIFE OF THE KAISER.

    By way of reply to the criticism which has been levelled at the Kaiser lately by his own subjects, as well as by foreigners, a "Life of the Kaiser," apparently officially ...

    Article : 496 words
  26. INDIAN GOVERNMENT.

    In accordance with the scheme of administrative reform in India announced by the Imperial Government a few weeks ago, a native member has been added to the ...

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  27. SENATE AND TRUSTS.

    An astate move by President Roosevelt has placed the United States Senate Judiciary Committee in a quandary. Several weeks ago, when the President was in ...

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  28. INTERNATIONAL FIXTURE.

    A Rugby football match, between teams representing England and France, was played at Leicester on Saturday. The game resulted in a victory for the ...

    Article : 91 words
  29. HOW THE CARGO WAS STOWED.

    The steamer was loaded by the Stevedoring Company, under the direct supervision of Captain Langford. When seen this afternoon Captain Langford scouted the ...

    Article : 264 words
  30. A LONG SWIM.

    A remarkable feature of the disaster is the fact that only those members of the crew who could swim were saved. The carpenter and second officer swam ashore. ...

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  31. PRUSSIAN FRANCHISE.

    The socialist demonstrations which took place at Berlin in January of last year in favour of reform of the Prussian franchise, have been renewed in the province of ...

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  32. SHIPBUILDING TRADE.

    The first month of the new year has been marked with a revival in the shipbuilding trade. Reports from the shipbuilding yards of the Tyne and Clyde for the month of ...

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  33. COMMERCIAL TELEGRAMS

    Tin Statistics.—Total stocks (including stocks in America and quantity afloat) amount to 22,441 tons. The quantity of Straits and Australian on spot and landing ...

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  34. MAIL FOR SOUTH AFRICA LOST.

    The deputy postmaster-general (Mr.G. Waddy) states that a mail for South Africa was sent by the Clan Ranald, containing all letters specially marked by the senders ...

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  35. A STRANGE FLASHLIGHT.

    The only steamer which has arrived at Port Adelaide that might have been in the vicinity of the wreck is the Uganda, which arrived from Calcutta at 3.15 o'clock this ...

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  36. PREVIOUS DISASTERS.

    South Australia has had recorded against her many maritime casualties of a serious nature, but for the loss of life the latest disaster stands out the most prominent of ...

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  37. SHOAL DISCOVERED.

    BRISBANE, Monday.—The steamship Innamincka, bound from Cairns to Brisbane, on October 10, when in latitude 23deg. south and longitude 151.52deg. east, with the ...

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  38. COLOURED SURVIVOR'S STATEMENT.

    The coloured survivors include 5 sailors, 11 firemen, 3 quartermasters, and 1 servant. Several speak English slightly, and from them some particulars of the disaster were ...

    Article : 215 words
  39. POLICE SECRETS.

    The disclosures made by the Russian, Azeff, who, from being the chief terrorist organiser of the Revolutionary Society, became an agent of the police, have involved ...

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  40. TURKEY AND BULGARIA. THE POWERS AS MEDIATORS.

    Austria has joined with Great Britain and Russua in the proposal that friendly representations be made by the powers to Turkey and Bulgaria, with a view to ...

    Article : 94 words
  41. COLLINS-STREET AT NIGHT.

    Though it is naturally one of the finest parts of Melbourne, the east end of Collins-street has gradually obtained an unpleasant reputation as the haunt of disreputable ...

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  42. TROUBRIDGE HILL.

    Troubridge Hill, which is 103ft. above sea-level, is on the east point of Sturt Bay. It presents a cliff's face to the sea, but on the landward side is grassy and sloping. ...

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  43. "THE ARGUS" FUND.

    Towards this fund we have received 1/ from "Anon." ...

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  44. FIRST MATE'S STATEMENT.

    The first mate, Mr. F. H. Rose, states:— "We sailed from Port Adelaide at 7.9 on Sunday morning, and all went well till shortly after 2 o'clock in the afternoon, when ...

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  45. HOLIDAY ACCIDENTS. FALL FROM A PICNIC VAN.

    Painful injuries were sustained yesterday by a youth named Davidson, a resident of Footseray. He was engaged in driving a picnic van owned by Mr. Gant, of ...

    Article : 145 words
  46. ATTEMPTED WIFE MURDER.

    ADELAIDE, Monday.— A remarkable tragedy occurred at Jille's Plains, six miles out of Adelaide, on Sunday night. Mrs. Catherine Hoffstatter, who had not been ...

    Article : 280 words
  47. SURVIVORS REACH PORT ADELAIDE.

    The tug Eagle, with the survivors on board, arrived at port Adelaide about 7.15 to-night. A large crowd congregated on the wharf, and sent ...

    Article : 233 words
  48. TURKEY IMPATIENT.

    The Turkish Grand Vizier Kiamil Pasha has sent a sharp note to the Bulgarian Governemnt, asking whether Bulgaria intends to resume nogotiations. ...

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  49. DESCRIPTION OF THE VESSEL.

    The Clan Ranald was a sister ship of the Clan Alpine, which is now loading a cargo of grain at Williamstown for the United Kingdom. When news of the disaster was ...

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  50. WHEAT TRAFFIC.

    BEULAH, Monday.—About 70,000 bags of wheat have been delivered locally. Of this quantity some 25,000 bags have been trucked from the railway station; while the majority ...

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  51. MOTORING PARTY UPSET.

    KERANG, Monday.—Mr. Lewis Clarke's party of five travelling from Melbourne for the opening of the duck season had a motor mishap near Durham Ox. The car was ...

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  52. AGRICULTURAL INTELLIGENCE.

    OMEO, Jan. 20 — Mr. R. Riggall, of Cobungra, has had an unusual experience for this district with a crop of about 10 acres of Algerian oats. He cut it in October 1907, in April, 1908, and ...

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  53. COULD AID HAVE BEEN GIVEN.

    There has been considerable talk in the city about the fact that the steamer Warooka was at Edithburgh, not far from the scene of the disaster, and did not go to the ...

    Article : 427 words
  54. MILO CIGARETTES

    Are preferred by lovers of good things. Guaranteed hand-made.—[Advt.] Are you a Nestle's Milk baby? Ask your friends, and see how many say "yes" ...

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  55. WHEN THE KIDNEYS APPEAL

    For assistance to perform their functions it will generally be found that "Wolfe's-Schnapps" is a sufficient aid.—[Advt.] For spraying trees, plants, fowlhouses, use ...

    Article : 47 words
  56. 120 YEARS' EXPERIENCE

    Teaches the efficiency of Pears' Soap.— [Advt.] ...

    Article : 11 words
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